Psychology-Situational Factors

a change in behavior/ belief as a result of real or imagined group pressure

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obedience

compliance with an order, request, or law or submission to another's authority.

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collective/crowd behavior

where a large group of individuals engage in same behavior

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prosocial

where a large group of individuals engage in same behaviour

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situational factors

effects of your environment or other people on behaviour

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majority influence

Majority influence occurs when the behaviors or beliefs of a larger (majority) group of individuals influences the behaviors or beliefs of a smaller group. This is a type of social influence in which conformity occurs.

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authoritarian personality

Authoritarian personality is a state of mind or attitude characterized by belief in absolute obedience or submission to someone else's authority, as well as the administration of that belief through the oppression of one's subordinates.

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dispositional factors

Dispositional Factors (also known as Internal Factors) are individual characteristics that influence behavior and actions in a person. Things like individual personality traits, temperament, and genetics are all dispositional factors.